The difference between Cordyceps and White Cordyceps

White grass is also a kind of Cordyceps sinensis, the surface is gray or light brown, mostly covered with white powder cream. The head, feet and segments are clearly discernible. Filaments are often entangled in vitro. The head is yellowish brown and quasi-round. Generally speaking, the white grass is 3800 m-4400 m above sea level, and the insect body is white; 4400 m-4900 m is yellow grass.

Introduction of Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis is cylindrical, curved and wrinkled. It is about 2cm in length and 4mm in diameter. The surface is grayish white or light brown, mostly covered with white powder cream. The head, feet and segments are clearly discernible. Filaments are often entangled in vitro. The head is yellowish brown and quasi-round. Foot 8 pairs, showing protuberant shape. Hard and brittle, easy to break; flat section, brown, black, multi-bright, white outer layer, powdery, with 4 brown bright circles inside. Taste slightly salty, to straight fat, strong, white color, cross-section light is the best. Cordyceps sinensis is rich in active mercerin, vitamins, protein, amino acids and trace elements.

II. Historical legends of White Grass

There is a legend about Cordyceps sinensis in Xizang. Legend has it that in ancient times, when the mountains were closed by blizzard one spring, the grain and grass stored by herdsmen had been eaten up, and the new grass had just sprouted, and the hungry herdsmen and livestock wailed and were about to starve to death. At this time, the Buddha appeared to turn the bright yellow grass buds on the ground into white grass. After eating, herdsmen and livestock found that they could not be hungry all day by eating a few tablets, and the herdsmen relied on these white grass to survive the snowstorm. This white grass is Cordyceps sinensis. Xizang is known as the divine grass from heaven. Together with the white yak, he is honored as Xizang's two sacred creatures.

Identification of Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis is composed of insect body and seed base. High-quality Cordyceps sinensis is complete, full and enlarged, yellow and bright, full cross-section white, strong and short.

1. Worm body: it is slender cylindrical, silkworm-like, long 3~5cm, 0.3-0.8 cm in diameter, gray-white or light brown on the surface, reddish brown on the head, 20-30 rings on the back, fine rings near the head, 8 pairs in the abdomen (1 in the head and 3 tails, 4 in the middle); brittle, easy to break, the section is slightly flat, yellowish white.

2, constellation: also known as grass head, saddle slender cylindrical, long 4~7cm, about 0.3cm in diameter; dark brown to brown surface, fine longitudinal wrinkles, upper slightly inflated; flexible, cross-sectional white. The air is fishy and the taste is bitter.